On the margins of a minority : leprosy, madness, and disability among the Jews of medieval Europe

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On the margins of a minority : leprosy, madness, and disability among the Jews of medieval Europe

Ephraim Shoham-Steiner ; translated by Haim Watzman

Wayne State University Press, 2014

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Ḥarigim be-ʻal korḥam

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Translated from Hebrew

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-263) and index

Contents of Works

  • Leprosy as a concept
  • Social attitudes toward lepers
  • What is madness?
  • Social attitudes toward the insane
  • The physically impaired
  • Disability in sacred and private space

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